Risk Factors for Development of Type 2 and Prediabetes in Children During the COVID ‐19 Pandemic
Authors' conclusion
Risk factors for prediabetes and T2D in children remained the same during the pandemic as prior: adolescents, overweight/obese patients, publicly insured individuals and non-White individuals.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged 0–19 years in a large, integrated health system, 2020 to 2023 (COVID-19 pandemic)
- Exposure
- Risk factors for new-onset T2D and prediabetes
- Outcome
- Incidence of new-onset T2D and prediabetes; risk factors
- Follow-up
- 2020 to 2023
Methodological detailshealth records of a large, integrated health system, multivariable logistic regression
- Health records of a large, integrated health system
- Multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- COVID-19 infection was not a meaningful risk factor for prediabetes or T2D
- Obesity vs Normal weight: P < 0.0001
- Overweight vs Normal weight: P < 0.0001
- Obesity vs Normal weight: P < 0.0001
- Aged 12-19 vs Younger children: P < 0.0001
- Aged 12-19 vs Younger children: P < 0.0001
- Publicly insured: P = 0.003
- Black and Asian vs White: P < 0.0001
- Black vs White: P = 0.019
- Asian vs White: P = 0.02
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Risk Factors for Development of Type 2 and Prediabetes in Children During the COVID ‐19 Pandemic. Pediatr Obes. Published 14 November 2025. doi:10.
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